I recently had a conversation over a beer with a Brexit-supporting friend (yes I do have them) which caused me to think about the mandate conferred by the 2016 referendum in a way I had not previously considered.
Tuesday, 26 November 2019
Monday, 29 July 2019
Sterling's Demise
If you have been paying attention to the currency markets today - and to be honest this is the the only time of year that many people actually do - you may have noticed the pound sliding towards a 35 year low versus the dollar. It's currently fallen to $1.22 and is clinging on to the cliff face.
Monday, 27 May 2019
Where Are We Now?
The most persistent cry from Brexit supporters recently has been that this parliament is failing to implement the Will Of The People. This begs the questions - what is the will of the people is, and is it Parliament's job to blindly implement it?
Friday, 26 October 2018
Unfinished Business
We don't respect democracy or the will of the people, apparently.
Over 700,000 of the people whose will we don't respect turned out to march on Saturday in support of a People's Vote on the deal that Theresa May finally brings back from Brussels - the deal, or no deal, that will determine the terms on which we are due to leave the EU on March 29th.
Friday, 21 September 2018
Day Of The Dead
"March the 29th 2019 shall be renamed The Day Of The Dead for on that day they shall rise up and once again rule this cursed isle" as someone spooky should have said of Brexit Day, but didn't. Or to put it another way why is Theresa May prioritising the votes of the dead over the Will Of The (living) People?
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